Named By: | Stors L. Olson & Helen F. James in 1991 |
Time Period: | Unavailable |
Location: | The Hawaiian Islands of Oahu - Barbers Point, and Molokai - Moomomi dunes |
Size: | Unavailable |
Diet: | Carnivore/Insectivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains of two individuals |
Classification: | | Chordata | Aves | Falconiformes | Accipitridae | |
The wood harrier or mime harrier (Circus dossenus) is an extinct bird of prey which lived in Hawaii during the Holocene. This small, short-winged harrier inhabited the forests of Molokai and Oahu where it presumably hunted for small birds and insects.